Dirigible auxiliary roadlight



March 9 1926. 1,576,247

F. A. PAYNE DiRIGIBLE AUXILIARY ROADLIGHT Filed July 3, 1925 INVENTORFRANK A.PA'YN::.

A'FTORNEY Patented Mar. 9, 1926.

UNITED s rarr.

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FRANK A. rams, or canrsroea; CALIFORNIA.

nmrersnn AUXI IARY. EOADLIGHT.

Application .filed July 2,

To all whom it may cancer 12 Be it known that'I, FRANK A. PAYNE, a

citizen of the 'United States, residing at rays on the right-hand side,or edge,of the road, forwardlyand slightly downwardly to strike atsubstantially 31 feet in advance of the machine. 1

The light proper is suitably mounted to revolve about its support and isconnected through a plurality of levers androds to the pull-rod of thesteering mechanism in such Vmanner that any movement of the steeringwheel, as in changing direction or rounding a curve, will move the lightcorrespondingly to properly focus its rays to the changing course of theroadway.

The mounting of the device to "normally focus its light rays upon theright-hand side of the roadway greatly facilitates night driving andserves in large measure to prevent the attendant glare being directedtoward an approaching machine in such manner as to blind its driver andrendering possible additional accidents through collisions.

A primary object of the invention is the provision of a road-light ofthe character described that is eflicient, of cheap and simpleconstruction, and one that may be readily applied to any make ofautomobile and auto matically operated through movement of thesteering-gear. V

, Another object is the provision of alight of the character describedthat normally r directs its light rays to the right-hand side of theroadway and at an established dis tance in advance of the machinebearing it.

A further object is the provision of a device of the characterspecified, in which are provided connection of a universal charac-- terpermitting utmost freedom of movement therebetween, thus largelyeliminating friction and increasing greatly its efliciency,

Gther objects and advantages will appear 1925. Serial No. 40,985.

with refernce to the subj oined specification and one sheet of drawings,in which- Figure 1 is a top planview Ofan'autOmo normal directionofitsrays focussed upon the right-hand side of the roadway and at a fixeddistance in advance ofits machine;

Figure 2 is an enlarged-perspective view of the forward end 'of'anautomobile, showing the; method of mounting the supportingpost bracketto the underside of the lefthand fender and the actuating connectionstherefor connected to the pull-rod;

Figure 3 is atop plan view of the lightsupporting post-bracket andactuating connections, a'fragmentary section of the auto.-

mobile being shown to assist in locatingthe' device;

Figure f is a side elevation, showing the light and mounting bracket, assecured to a fragment of the fender, and, also, the method of mountingthe reduction-lever to the vehicle chassis.

bile, showingthe position of the light and V Figure 5 is an enlargedsectional detail of the s pp r n post and attaching bracket; V

Figure 6 is a sectional detailofthe reduction-lever and] attaching meansto the vehicle chassis, this section being indicated on the line 6-6 ofFigures 3 and 4; and

Figure 7 is an enlarged sectionaldetail of one of the universal jointconnections,taken on line 77 of Figures; I a

Referring more particularly to the'drawings, it will be noted withreference to Figures 2 and 4, that the device is best adapted forattachment to the undersideiof the/left hand'fender of the vehicle bymeans of an attaching bracket 1 bolted securely to the fender guard 2,by means of bolts 3, the lowed end of the bracket being provided with abolt opening adapted to receive a clamp ing bolt 4 for the attachmentthereto of sup porting bracket 5 adapted for lateral adjustment withrespect to said attaching bracket. The supporting bracket 5 carries ahorizontally extending section 6 provided at its outer end with a boss 7provided with a centrally disposed tapped opening 8 adapted to receivethe lower threaded end 9 of the supporting post sleeve 10 held ri idlyin place by means of a jamnut 11.

' A spindle lZlits within the sleeve 10, with the upper end 13entei'uhng above the upper edge of the sleeve and its lower end 14squared and fitted into a short rocker-arm lever 15 and adapted for freerotary move ment within saidsleeve. The upper end of said spindle isfitted With a clamping member 16, open at one side and provided Withears 17 adapted to receivec'la-mpi'n'g'bolts 18, Which, when drawn uptightly, embrace the upper end 13 of the spindle and maintain thelight-holding member .19 .-in adjusted position, said light-holdingmember having an opening 20 rand-a setaserew 21 adapted to receive andclamp the extension 22 of the light 23 .-ino -place, thereby connectingthe" light 23, .Iligtht-holding member 19, clamping.

member .16 and spindle Frigidly together, as a innit [adapted toswingfreely in 2a horizontal plane with respect to the sleeve .10.

Asiisrshown .inaFigures 3 and 4, the light is adjusted to cant bothdownwardly and to .the right, so that ,its rays will be foeussedsubstantially at .a point on the right-hand side 'of the road-\vayandidistant some 81 feet in advance off the vehicle.

The means :for actuating the lightand light=spindle in unison with themovement of the steering-wheel comprise a reduction lever 2aimounted atthe side of the chassis 'frame 25 by a bolt 26 and held in placenponsaid bolt by .a-cottere-pin 27, the upper short end 28' of. saidlever :being connected to the rocker-arm .lever '15 rarod 29 anduniversal-joint connection 30, the lower end being adapted forconnection to the pullrequirements, by adjusting the rod 82 to any oneof a plurality of openings 10 in the lower end of the lever 21.

"report"lateracted upon and approved by the motor vehicle department ofthe State of California.

.Having thus described my invention, I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent:

llnaxdevice'of the character described, the combination With anautomobile and its steering mechanism, of a lamp supportingpostcont-prisinga sleeve bearing a revoluble spindle, said spindle extendingbeyond the alpperxend of said sleeve and provided with a squared lowerend, a supporting-bracket for said post, an attaching-bracket adjustablysecureid to said supporting braeket and adapted tor mounting to theunderside of the tenderon the steering side of 'thevehicle, .arodkersarm lever mounted upon the squared lower end of said spindle, 'aclamp member bearing a lamp Imounted upon the npperendof said 'rspindl'eadjacent the upper endo fsaid sleeve, said lanrp being normally adjustedto cant both.downwardly and to the right to diocus its :rayssubstantially at il-g130l11t 31 feet :in advance o"r'%tl-1e vel-iicleand to themight-hand' side of the roadway, and actuating means-.con=ne"cting said wrecker-arm lever .and the steering mechanism, iconpris ing a reduction lever mounted 11:1)011 the \"ehicle' chassisbearing iaidj ustment openings in its lower end, ,a clamp-member mountedupon the pull-rod of sazidisteering mechanism, a link connection betweensaid rockerarm lever and-reduction lever bearing anniversal g'ointconnection, and a link connection between said reduction lever and saidpull-rod clamp-member bearing -a universaljoint similar to theaforementioned universal-joint. v

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

FRANK n. PAYNE.

